- Mary Help of Christians Academy (New Jersey)
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Mary Help of Christians Academy Address 659 Belmont Avenue
North Haledon,
New Jersey, (Passaic County), 07508
United StatesCoordinates 40°56′48.59″N 74°11′20.06″W / 40.9468306°N 74.1889056°WCoordinates: 40°56′48.59″N 74°11′20.06″W / 40.9468306°N 74.1889056°W Information Type Private, All-Girls Motto Beauty, Truth, and Joy. Religious affiliation(s) Roman Catholic Established 1924 CEEB Code 310485 Principal Sr. Kim Keraitis, FMA Asst. Principal Dominic Stimola Faculty 21.5[1] Grades 6–12 Enrollment 232[1] (2007-08) Student to teacher ratio 10.8[1] Campus size 16 acres (65,000 m2) Color(s) Blue and White Slogan A Salesian Academy Dedicated to the Future of Young Women = Athletics conference North Jersey Interscholastic Conference Sports Basketball, Bowling, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Soccer, Softball, Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball Team name Blue Jays Accreditation(s) Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools[2] Admissions Director Sr. Danielle Gonzalez, FMA Athletic Director Marie Chirico Academic Counselors Dr. Thomas Haring, Carol Krushinsky Personal Counselors Ann O'meara Website http://www.maryhelp.org Mary Help of Christians Academy is a Salesian all-girls, Roman Catholic high school in North Haledon, in Passaic County, New Jersey, United States. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson.
As of the 2007-08 school year, the school had an enrollment of 232 students and 21.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.8.[1]
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Background
Mary Help of Christians Academy was established in 1924 with 76 boarding students and 5 day students. Most of the students were orphans at that time. Currently, the academy has a small boarding program, but the majority of students are day students. Also present at the academy are summer programs for younger children in which students at the Academy volunteer their time as camp counselors.[3]
Athletics
The Mary Help of Christians Blue Jays compete in the North Jersey Interscholastic Conference (NJIC), made up of private and public high schools located in Bergen County, Hudson County and Passaic County. Prior to realignment that took effect in the fall of 2010, MHCA spent one year as a member of the smaller Bergen-Passaic Scholastic League (BPSL).[4] Mary Help offers the following sports:
•Basketball
•Bowling
•Cheerleading
•Cross Country
•Soccer
•Softball
•Tennis
•Track&Feild
•Volleyball
References
- ^ a b c d Mary Help of Christians Academy, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 29, 2011.
- ^ MSA-CSS. "MSA-Commission on Secondary Schools". http://www.css-msa.org/search.php/. Retrieved 2009-07-31.
- ^ MHCA. "Mary Help of Christians Academy - Our History". Academy website. Archived from the original on 2007-07-19. http://web.archive.org/web/20070719044116/http://www.maryhelp.org/history.htm. Retrieved 2007-05-11.
- ^ "League Memberships 2009-10", NJSIAA, accessed January 28, 2011.
http://maryhelp.powermediallc.org/
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